So I have made it through January, February, March and April without using any of my money to buy anything for myself. The goal is one full year. So I have 8 more months to go. Sigh. It started out pretty easy it was all exciting and fun. But anything really worth doing is hard sometimes and it is getting harder.
Here is what is interesting...the places I am really tempted to shop are thrift stores. So far, that is the hardest part. The other hardest part is stuff that costs like $1 or $2. LIke really? I can't even buy that...that is so annoying.
The generosity part is fun. We are giving away a higher percentage of our income and that is exciting. Watching God make good on His promises to provide all of our needs...that is cool too. Very cool. Here is God's tremendous provision so far:
- A hole in our wall - fixed for free - generous friends
- Haircuts for free - generous stranger :)
- Health and Beauty products given to me - extreme couponing friend
- Reasonably priced smaller- better gas mileage car - found for us by our friend in the car business
- Gift cards - a lot of them given to me by people who either love me, feel sorry for me, or are inspired by the journey....
Buckling up for another 8 months. Here we go....
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